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DUTCH SUFFER
MOST SEVERELY
BY 10 WAR
Toilers Crushed Between Stationary
, Wages and Rising Prices Com-
' merce Ruined by Submarines Mil
lions of Refugees Quartered Upon
People Queen Becomes Unpopular
liv f'MAS. EDWARD. W.'SSKI.I.
TIIK IIAfil l-:, Holland, An;;. 1
(spi-riiil ((HTi'Kmrn!'iieo). In the
Kurlli Sen iilimil I'iM-ty miles off the
Duti-li t(ii-t of J-'lu-.iiiii; is a lilitshii
r-alli-il the North Uindc-r. I)', you
Hint way now ymi will si-e alway-
Hluiiilini; )iy it a vi-sscl of llip Diit-lt
Jinvy.
What for? Wliy, to pii-k Up the
survivors of K'iwi'f'iil inci-rhaiit ships
mid htirinlrss fishing hoatK that will
la- blown up hy HiilnnarincK or niiui-s
n that n-i.'hiiorhooil.
Nirth Hinili-r the plai-o is a ships'
jiinvi-ynrd. It has fiui-i-d mure iu
ilispali-lu-H nhoiit sunken ships in thi
win- than any other spot in all the
seas, for the flour of the oecau there-
iihoiil is paved with tint wreeks of
neutral vessels, lar-e and small
mostly sunk with their erews.
Mail MonsiioNltJi-M of War
The war is .full of mad monstrosi
ties, hut, this is one. of the worst
ouinaiauis manpii- ami kill one an
other, h'hp and take, for that is the
devili-h name, hut there is no sense
in the riot of wanton ileslruetiou that
has piled up the death lists and
spread loss and misery in eounlrii
niie milium!, thai have nullum' on
earth to do with it all.
One of the most exlraordinarv
speetueles ever known iu the affairs
of-men was the llolliiud-llelpiim
frontier ufler the fall of Antwerp.
Day and mulil the Toads were jammed
with the slreaui of fugitives eensc-les.-dy
puiiriue. over the horder, some
in wagons, earriaes, earls, wheel-
harrows and autoiuiihiles ; most of
llieui on fool, penniless and starving,
rrvins lor hreud ami water 1,'itll),.
(Mill of llic in all tohl.
Such a strain upon all (he re
sources of its henevoleuee no coun
try ever hud suddenly thrust upon
it. Holland was alicnily nil-inn for
Jll(l,(llll) ltcle;ian vefuKees. In forty
i); III hours she was ealled upon lo
feed mi. I shelter cnmicli more of lliese
to j i la I oue-foiirtli of her own pup-
llllltioli.
It is a tremendous slratet;ie pnmv
in which slu is heiu lialteil ahout.
. From the heiiinnini; of the win
(liTiiinny wanted Holland for the
sake of the Hiileh ports from which
lo alluek KiikImihI; also for the
liioulhs of the Ijhine, which she hus
-oveled for many years ami always
l-xpecled lo lift.
On the other hand, Holland would
lie of iuetimahle value to the allies
liecaiise she would afford an open
1 lliioii;h which they could hit
(lermany a deadly blow in the hack.
Iletni-en .Mill Stones.
To keep piine, iii the midst of this
wild ehr h yf opposing forces ami of
fill the other Irouhlcs is as hard a
job as government ever knew.
(leriuiiny su.vs, "ho this or we
rhoke you hy shultilic; off a i;real
jiart of your eoul supply."
Kngluud says, -)o this or we shut
off the rest."
To meet the perplexing siluulion.
the Dutf-ll governliiclil has heen eom
pelled to carry to unheard-of lengths
the d-ietriue and practice of govern
ment ownership.
It organi.ed the Holland overseas
trust, which has taken control of the
entire occcn-hoi it foreign commerct
4if the country iu ahout the way the
ltiilili goveiiunciit took over the
ItrilUli railroads.
A few days ago it practicallv took
over the potato hii-iiies-.. All pota
toes must he solil iu the open market
under -joenniu-nt direction. Thirty
per cent of them Ihe goverumcnl lays
aside tor litilue eonstuupl ion. (If
what is left -J."i per cent i- allciltcd to
(livnt lliiluin. If tin- price olitained
for these is Ic-s ;lu., the open market
lu-ice the di I I'crence is to he made
up laler to the producer.
The re-l i- sold in Ihe market, all
futures and speculation being knock
ed out by a rub- that there inu-l be
lletiial spot delivery of all Mile--.
uiiivn I 'iimiii1jii-.
' A clever Pauudiuil has worked oul
for the Dutch government a similar
scheme tor handling oilier staple t'.Miil
jiroducts. 'fhe go.eiuuieiit is ..living
nvviiy as long as il can, but there i
no other way to handle the situation.
Also no other way to meet the in
(rrcnsiiig elainni of the working pop
ulation, U"W' sipicecd hall! bclweru
o-ovviny prices and -tationarv wa-es.
,, Tho oure popular iinccn Im lot
oniii-h ( I"'1' ''iil.iril.v, paitlv bc-.oiiiisi-
of lier (tciiiiau liuliaiid and
jiiirtly for oilier reasons.
There " ris'nT I '"li of resentment
PHILIPPINE BILL
WASHINGTON, Auk. 1 Th
fMiilliipimj bill, iiH rfporliMl from con
ferciwe, with tin; Clark anienJmcnt
providing for hnU'iin!nce of the
Islands within four yours eliminated,
lut containiiiK a promiHv of freedom
whenever tlii Filipinos havt denioii-
Htrated their ubility to maintain a
stable government, finally was ap
proved hy the senate. The vote was
37 to 22.
Senator Tlorah, republican, de
clared tho elimination of the amend
ment, after It had passed the senate
was an index of public sentiment
against rHiiKiuishiuK the islands.
"Public opinion lias been no
clear," he said, "that we may eon-
cludo and the Philippine people
should conclude that the indepen
dence, question has been settled for
all times unless the fortunes of war
should chaiiKe the American policy,"
Senator ltorah predicted that Cuba
before many years, would come into
the union.
AI PAGE TODAY
HUGHES SPEAKS
20 MINUTES IN
CITY THURSDAY
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'its' 5
Cast; Mnrtiii C;iue, William Kar-
num; Muida, Kldn Kurry; ,Jn, Wlieeler
Ojikiijiin. Itireeled liy (tnir Aidel.
I'el.
'The Cattle n lleiirts" -is headed
Micres, Ift'ejiilM' it eiiiliiilis so
iiuiiiv '!' the demerits (hut audience-.
expert ami hope Im in a piettire len
I ti rin - Williaiii !mi niiini. which will
he shown at (lie I'ne tuniIit. Il has
many splendid nut -ol'-dodi scenes in
this case they are sea views), plenty
ol' acliiin and u nlol uf sn tlicienl
Irentli to carry very nicely the e.v-itinii-
incidents with which Ihe film
ha-- been enlivened.
The slai'ives a lypicjil Karniim in
erpretatiim ol' the liiyed fisherman
thctul who si' exploits the picture is
built. -There is im uiulereurreiil of
humor iu M r. I(,a inum's voi U liint
im kes il especially plensiiiM. ,.
iiiilicipntes in one stirring t'i,Lihl, in
which he is bndlv wounded.
'he pielure dejils Inicly wilh (tie
attempts of Martin Cane (played by
Mr. Kiiruum) to win Maidn, the
Itnihlei- of aimllier l'ihi'riiiMu. Cnue
is not nl all disiuti I'nircd bv the fact
llint Maida is envtird l,o Jo, son of
he keeper-of Ihe li;;hlhouM 1ml ljocs
bmil his wtioin.i; with an utter disie
ard of his rival.
Jo prove-; lo be a weakling- He is
picked as nil "easy mark' by n hand
snnivlers, whii fid his help iu
andint- sinuli'd pmil'; oil lite inland.
To assi.-t the crooks, lie pul a dru;
into his father's coffee so (hat tlie
old niMii falls asleep n nil neglects to
end lo the liilit. As u couseiUenci
boat, captained by Maidn, w
wrecked, and she U rescueil by Cane.
ane, who has on been sii-spicioii-
of Jo, learns where the siuimiiler
e been hiding, ami ea pt ure t he
nine baud, including ins rival.
dle to say thai Maida is nl the
ud ::lnd to accept Cane's love.
'fhe -titry i a mi l lire of in-
mnuce and adventure Unit well re-
eived. I
Chief in Mr. l-'arnuin'-- u)pni i-!
'.Ida Kn ity, who in privale life is i
Mrs. De W'.df llopucr. Mi- I'un v ;
an evcelleiil aetrc-s who ie- it--
a portrayal of the -nirited Maidn thai
reiiia i kaliiv free from conventional
ciecn "ti u k-.." Wheeler Onkmnii i-' (
plcmlhl a- Jo.
because tlie ;;o'ci ninciil ha- ilotie ,
not hi m; Iml oiler w only pnde-t -a;jain--t
the tM.cdiiu- of -teamei-.
It i- a -loini e.i-..:i in n nciitral
country lhal had iioihin to do uiihj
the war, am) ct ha- been -otvlv hutl j
hv the-e lo black car- of it.
Clonic K; Iluho, repuhliean
nominee lor iire-nlent, will arrive in
Mcdlnnl at ;i:."il o'co(-k tomorrow af
ternoon and will -peak from Ihe plat
form of his privale car, ultiiched to
the rear of train No. l.'i. Arrange
ments have been made to hold the
train ten minutes hal Mr. Hughes
will he enabled to speak about twenl.v
minules. On its arrival the train will
he pulled Up thai (he Hughes coach
will -tanil betw'cn the depot and the
expre-.- office, 'ivini: I he lare crowd
1 lint is expected plenty of sandini;
room in the open space. As this will
lie t be only opporl unity of valley
people to M'i' ami hear Hashes before
the election, il is thought thai u Very
In Pic deleiialioii from Med ford and
the ii ri iniudiiii; country will he pres
ent.. Mr. Hughes, in addition to his reg
ular pal ly of l weul -eiht, is accoin
pauied by C. I.. McNiiry, state chair
man of t he ( trefoil republican com
niillec, and li'alnh WiIImiiii-, Oregon
iiiember of the national republican
committee, and other prominent Ore
gon republicans who boarded the
nominee's train at Portland ami will
u rrouipniiy him on his journey
Ihroiijuli tlie stale. S. S. Siu'ilh, mem
ber of the Oregon repuhliean coniinit
tce, will leave in Ihe morniui;- iind will
meet the train at (Herniate.
The effort to have Mr. ! inches
leave the train and speak from the
sipia re ucur I lie Commercial club
hiiihliuir was not Miecesful, ;is
Mr, Hughes is not lenvitiu- Ha
on any of his shorter slops.
Ihe candidate will iu all probability
he ncarlv exhausted by the rigors of
his trip ihrouyh Vasliini:lon and (r
ci;on, the program of speeches today
and tomorrow hoi uniit a I in the
iiioriiiu.Lr and coiit inning till 111 at
ni-hl.
DAY IN CONGRESS
t ram
Also
EFFORT TO AVERT STRIKE
(Continued from page onej
general iinnniitlec were hrouuht to
Wa-hiuuton and met him directly.
Therefore, it wn- ilecided io hold a
general meet inn a I the u hit e hon-e
Thur-day.
The commit lee of ma miners re
mained in se--ion iilmo-t eontinu-ou-ly
I ndji y di-cii--iiii.r I hi' confer-cth-e-
uiih ihe pre-ident and the
tcnlal ivc -u--eiion- outlined. It
wn- -tated thai the neuoliatuuis now
are in -ucti lorm that delinite pro-po-al-
may he made by both -iiles bc
tore the end of the week.
It wa- expected here the meeting
with the pie-idrnt would la'.e place
I oiiior i w a I lei noon.
C-'id or TlmiiUs.
The Ta lent Ore hard Company
desires lo publiel thiuik the citizens
ol Talent and vicinity for I heir aid
at the time ol the recent warehouse
lire and to assure (hem of our ap
preciation of the aid iveu.
TA1.KNT OKCHAItH CO.
T... llw. rinon.l PirU Aot Pn. TXT f
Cct the Round PacLde
Vk6 lor Vj Centuiy,
r Cautiow rs
''r.tvold Su6tltutf5J4'
.ACE DAN dTr AVFlt RSI
ciih,wh,cs..
HORLICICS
THE ORIGINAL
MALTED MILK
Mudo from clean, rich milk with the cx
tract of select mulled grain, mailed in our
own Malt 1 louses under sanitary conditions.
infant b and children thrive on it. Agree with
the weaheat $tomavh of the invalid or the aged.
ieed$ no cooking nor addition of milk.
Nourinhr and iuslains mora than tea, coffee, etc
Should lie kept at home or when traveling. Anu
tfiltoui food-dnnk may be prepared in a moment.
A glassful hot before retirinff in dure refreshing
leep. AUo ia lunch tnblet form for business tiieo
Substitutes Cost YOU Sam rrlcs
Take a Package Homo
l'OM K, An-. If!. Further ad
vances for the Italians in their i-ain-pnitrn
nainsl the Auslrinns ea-l and
sou I hea st of Cioriin were a nnoti ne
ed today by (he war office. Austrian
trenches alon Ihe slopes of Monte
I'ecinka, on the northern eile of the
Cars,, phi can and in tlie neighbor
hood of San Caterina and San
Marco, east of Hurixia, have been
taken, tlu announcement -tales.
"On the remainder of the front tho
usual attacks were repulsed. Our
detachments on the Asiauo plateau
raided some trenches on the slopes
of Monte Moscincir. Cnder heavy
aitilleiy and rifle fire they iufliclcd
damage upon the defenses and with
drew unmolested wit h some prison
ers.
A sipiadron of fourteen Caprotii
aeroplane,; escorted by Nienporl pur--nil
machines ye-terday bombed rail
way and military eslabli-hments near
the important stations ot I'rvaema
ind J)ornherir. Ninety hijh explos
ive slndls were dropped and ood re
sulls were ob-erved. Our machines
relumed safely. "
The official slalement say:
n the ( 'arso ami iu the. billy
iron east of Gorizia heavy (rain and
trench mortars are nelive. Our in
fantry -iicceeded in eapluriny: enemy
trenches nlonir Ihe lope- of Monti'
l'i-inka, on the northern cde of the
Carso, and iu the neighborhood of
Sun Caterina and Sun Marco, east
f Gorizin. We took It 15 prisoners.
including- eleven officers.'
REVENUE BILL 10 COUNCIL DELAYS
MEET FAVORABLE
SENATE REPORT1 ti,s ,o""" 1,1
Ijounipd without takliiK action on oc
I count of the absence of several mem
WA8IIIXOTWC. AUK. l.-ny a;)jei.9 .Mavor Kinerick is l,ntlnK,
stiict di-mO(-atic vote, republicans i . . .
unanimously opposinK It. the senate j Councilman Kmmons is seeklnB rest
limine committee totlav ordered a along the McKensle river, Amy failed
to appear and .Mann and Keene were
late. It is probable that a special
meeting will he called, upon the re
turn of the mayor to consider the
charter amendment drawn by city
favorable, report to the senate on
the revised revenue hill calculated to
raise about $20.'. 00O,oi(0 a year.
Chairman Simmons submitted the
report when Hie senate met and an
nounced republican senators would aUornPy Mc-Cabe r lhe olutlon of
be uiven several days to study Hi ! Modford's paving question. This
measure. f A matter, which has huns fire for
Meanwhile, he proposed, after lis-1 ahout P(,V(?n months without nction,
position of the shipping bill, the seu-iwou(I ie seUied under the amend-
late should take up the workmen's I ment bv iVfitK the council power to
compensation bill. If this program
i Is carried out, the revenue bill will
bp the last Important measure to be
acted upon this season,
j Although some democrats are ex
I peeled to oppose some features of
reassess paving and put Into effect
the 50 per cent plan, the property
owner paying half and the city half.
Considerable opposition is ex
pected .to greet the amendment, some
of the councilmen being in favor of
the hill, henator bimmoiis said ne ; compelling the properly owner to
could see no reason why congress j nav foP lnfi avine before bis prop-
erty, hut having the city pay for
street intersections.
should not adjourn September 1.
The finance committee p today
! added a provision that after IM) days
following passage of the revenue bill
! no fresh or frozen halibut or salmon i
be admitted into the I'nited 'States
ihrougb any foreign country except
when they shall be in bond from an
American port. The proposal Is made
to encourage Americans iu this in
dustry which has rapidly been taken
over by Great Britain.
Prince Sonqila on Visit
J KA.N r li.-.V IhlAJ, AIIS. l'. .'C-
Icompauied hy a retinue of secretar
ies and servants. Prince Songlla.
i brother of the king of Siam, arrived
'here today from the Orient. He will
! attend college in this country. Prince
! Phya Prnsha Paravongse, minister
j from Siam to the I'nited States will
I escort him across the continent.
PEAR MARKET
IB I I
Semite:
l-'iiuince committee xiibniillcil fa
vorable !''.'or! on revenue bill.
Kcsiiii4'(l debate oil 'llipiim' bill
wit 1 1 passage probabk- -before ad
journment. 1 louse :
Not iu session; meels I-'riilay.
llearintr heb! on bill lo regulate
sliipment and slornye of explosives.
licprisuls nuainst . lU'ilisli blacklist
urircil by Iiepresentnl.uve ltennct be
I'ol'e commerce coaimiUee.
Itartlelt auction uiarkel, Aiiuust ;
l.'.lli:
New York Twenty-two cars aver- j
aue $:i.l I. Sliipinent of Washington j
Itarllclts average $X10, an excep- I
tionally hih price for Washinulon !
liai-llelts. 1
Chicago, $L.!I.-).
I'llilailelpbia, $L'.!I7.
Itoston. unreported.
liec-eipls ami shipments from !Ucd
lord ycsli-rdav and Inst ninhl :
K'ouc liiver I-'ruii tS: Produce as-soi-iation,
-1(11111 boxes, two cars yes
Icnlay. -iv loday.
Kojiiic liiver Co-operative Fruit
growers' tissoci-ilioi., two ears.
. Lluy L'onuer, three cars. . .
don't envv
anybody, but
one man we might be
jealous of is the young
fellow who graduates
from cigarettes and
is just starting in to
smoke the OWL
Cigar steady. He's
got his good times
coming.
1!
HUSBAND OBJECTS
TO OPERATION
Wife Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound
Des Moines, Iowa. " Four years ago
I wu very ick and my life was nearly
spent. 1 ne doctors
stated that I would
never get well with
out an operation
and that without il
I would not live on
year. My husband
objected to any
operation and got
me some of Lydia K.
Pinkham's Vegeta
ble Compound. I took
it and commenced
to get better and am now well, am
stout and able to do my own housework.
I can recommend the Vegetable Com
pound to any woman who ia sick and
run down as a wonderful strength and
health restorer. My husband says I
would have been in my grave ere this
if it had not been for your Vegetable
Compound." Mrs. Blanche Jeffer
son, 703 Lyon St, Des Moines, Iowa.
. Before submitting to a surgical opera
tion it is wise to try to build up tlie
female system and cure its derange
ments with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound ; it haa saved many
women from surgical operations.
Write to tho I.ydliiF. Pinklinui
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass., for
advice it will be con ihleutiuL -
l-i,.jj-!0i!ar C'gai rj
INCORPORATED
11113 FdJ
If it wasn't for
clouds people ;
wouldn't
appreciate
sunshine
Compare the individual
style, fit and finish of
GU5
The Tailor
Clothes with others
note the difference.
40 North Front St.
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NEW DRESS GOODS
THE VERY LATEST THINGS
SEND US YOUR MAIL ORDERS
5
In Plaids and Stripes for fall and
winter wear, from $1.00 up to $3.00
a yard.
TkeWoman's Store
14-22 NORTH CENTRAL
MKDFORD, OREGON
NEW SUITS AND COATS
Our first showing of the latest fash
ions for fall and winter wear reason
ably priced.
ANNUAL AUGUST CLEAN-UP SALE
Clean-Up Sale of
Wash Skirts .
Korrcrt Wtisll
Skirls, till new mod
els. pre-slinniU,
worth 2.00, on sttle
e:n-li,
:it
New Wash Skirts,
nwsile of splendid
materials, worth ".
on sale at
each
$3.75
Clean-Up Sale of
S u m mer Un d er w ea r
Women's 1'iiion
Suits, nmlirella
tinlit knee, tit)
.( Viilues,
(his sale, ea
or
to
35c
Woiiii-n's Lingerie
iind Creie Nijrltt-
( towns, till sizes.
real value
i'1.2"). now, ea.
98c
Clean-Up Sale of
Middy Blouses
Women's and
Misses' Middy
1 tloiises, values
to 1.2."i, salt
priee, eaelt..
lip
48c
Women's New
Miil.lv lilotis.
fall and winter
wear, sale
priee, each
$1.25
x
CRETONNES
New Colonial pat
terns, last colors.
speeial. per 4t.
vara
12c
CURTAIN
SWISS
New patterns,
sale priee, yd..
15c
Now Is the
Time to Buy
Blankets
Cotton
Blankets
from
50c up to $3
a Pair
Wool
Blankets
$3.50 up to $12
a Pair
New Plaid
Blankets
Clean-Up Sale of
Wash Goods
.")()() yards of Flow
ered Crepes, fast
eolors, new pat
terns, worth
sale priee,
vard
12',
8c
1000 yds. of Dimit-.
ies, .Klaxons anil
Kanev Wash floods.
nil to .: values, in
this save,
v.l
12Jc
Clean-Up Sale of
Summer Hosiery
Women's iind Chil
dren's Fast Blaek
1 lose, till sizes.
worth l-)e. verv
speeial. per
pair
10c
Women's Kilier
Silk Hose, in white
ami eolors, worth
todav o."e, this
sale. pair..
25c
Clean-Up Sale of
House Dresses
Women's IViviiie
iind (iinn'hnni
House Dresses, all
sizes, last colors.
worth $1.2."),
sale priee, en.
98c
Women's New
Uuntjitlow Aprons,
all sizes iind eolors,
worth 1.00,
Side priee, ea.
69c
CORSETS
New model, worth
S.le, -sail'
priee. pair..
59c
TOWELS
iood size llllel
Towels, worth ISe,
Side priee
en el i
12Jc
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